MUZAFFARGARH: Jatoi police claimed on Saturday to have arrested the ‘pir’ who gave cancer patient Fiaz Hussain and his family members some powder for treatment four days back.

Public Relations Officer Mohammad Waseem [of DPO] said Jatoi police arrested suspect Mohammad Naveed alias Qamar Abbas Shah Sahib in Lahore. He said the suspect would use half a dozen SIMs. He said DPO Faisal Shahzad formed a team, led by SP (investigation) Mustafa Pahore, that traced him. He said Qamar was living in a hotel in Lahore.

He said the suspect confessed to his crime. The PRO quoted the suspect as saying that he (Qamar) came to the house of Fiaz Hussain and gave powder, advising him and his family to mix it in milk and drink at night for recovery. The suspect in his statement said when all [25] family members fell unconscious, he raped a woman and made off with gold ornaments.

Reports said out of 16 family members admitted to Nishtar Hospital, Multan, four are under treatment while others have been discharged.

Published in Dawn, July 22nd, 2018